Improvement in pocket-books



M. SOHUPP. Pocket-Book Patented May 7, 1878.

I i i NJPETERS, PNOTO-UTHOGHAFHER, WASNINGI'DN. D. Q

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN SOHUPP, on new YORK, N. Y., assrenoa TO WEIL LIVINGSTON &

00., or SAME PLACE.

\ IMPROVEMENT lN POCKET-BOOKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 203,504, dated May 7, 1878; application filed April 8, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN SGHUPP, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket-Books, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates topocket-books; and it consists in providing. the pocket-book with an invisible metal strip around the inside to form a large center pocket and do away with the usual inside frames, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a cross-section, Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a perspective View, of my improved pocket-book.

A represents a pocket-book of any form and style desired. 1

Ordinarily pocket-books are provided with inside frames "to form a pocket for specie. I dispense with these frames by inserting a strip, B, of steel or other suitable metal around the inside of the pocket-book, said strip extending along the back and up the side edges of the book, as shown, and is inclosed within or between two layers of the material of which the pocket-book is made, so as to be entirely invisible. By the use of this metal strip I form a large center pocket for specie, and the book is held in proper shape, so that it can-' not bend to the inside or outside, and it will prevent, by giving a good closure, even the smallest piece of coin from falling out.

The pocket-book may be made in any desired manner, with as many interior divisions and compartments as desired and the metal strip B being inserted between the lining and cover, and extending entirely across the back portion and to the top of the sides of the book, makes a large center pocket of proper form to contain specie.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A pocket-book provided with a metal strip, B, extending across the back portion and to the top of the sides of the book, and applied between the lining and cover, substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN SOHUPP. Witnesses:

JOSEPH KEY, BYRON A. COHEN. 

